“THE TALE OF IGOR’S CAMPAIGN” AND KIRILLO-BELOZERSKY LIST OF “ZADONSHCHINA”: HOW OFTEN AND WHICH EDITORIAL VERSIONS WERE COMPARED WITH THE TEXT OF “THE TALE”?

The textological connection between fragments of “The Tale of Igor’s Campaign” and “Zadonshchina” is considered. The author’s examination understanding of correspondence of separate words and some fragments which induce text background of “The Tale” and Kirillo-Belozersky list of “Zadonshchina” are studied and in general it is highlighted that almost accurate correspondence of the important fragments of high volume, which can be the product of matching the text of “The Tale of Igor’s Campaign”; it is proved that the scientists repeated the comparison of some fragments of the text and being in different places of Kirillo-Belozersky list of “Zadonshchina”, but there was not revealed the linear position which they have in “The Tale of Igor’s Campaign”, meanwhile this is one of the most firm evidence of the repeated comparison of the list of Kirillo-Belozersky list of “Zadonshchina” and “The Tale of Igor’s Campaign”. It is founded that from not clear textological issues of “Zadonshchina” we should point out the necessity of accurate correspondence or closeness of high volume fragments of the text in two editing or inside Extensive Edition, that is very important for clearing up the question of possible intermutual checking of other lists of “Zadonshchina” and their protograph.

“The Tale of Igor’s Campaign”, “Zadonshchina”, textological connection